Envelop.



G. CAMILLIERI.

ENVELOP. APPLICATION FILED APR. I4. 1915.

L1 61,1 1 U. Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

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ENVELOP.

Application filed April 14, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Grosnrrn CAMILLIERI, a citizen of Italy, residing atChelsea, in the county of Sufiolk and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Envelops, of which thefollowing is a specification.

' This invention relates to envelops and has for its object to provide aclosure fastener for unsealed envelops.

Another object of the invention is to provide an envelop having a flapwith a tongue and alining openings in the flap and envelop whereby thetongue may lace the flaps to the body of the envelop.

With the above and other objects in view,

I have invented the device illustrated in" the accompanying drawings inwhich- Figure 1 is a view of one side of the envelop showing "the flapclosed and fastened,

Fig; 2 1s a similar view of the upper portion of the envelop showing theflap opened, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line A-AFig. 1'.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout thespecification following and in the several views in the drawings inwhich 1 indicates an envelop intended to be used more especially fortransporting through the mails of pamphlets, circulars, samples, etc.,but which may be used for other purposes, 2 is the upper edge of theside 3 thereof and/1 is the upper portion of the side 5. The flap 6 isintended to be folded upon the crease 7 whereby the slot 8 in said flap6 will aline with the slots 9 and 10 in the sides or walls 5 and 3.Alining slots 11 and 12 are also provided in the walls 3 and 5. Thetongue 13, integrally extending from the edge 14,. of the fiap 6 isadapted to be laced first through the openings .11 and 12 and then bentupwardly as at 15 and then passed through the alining openings 10, 9 and8 in the order stated.

The tongue is then bent downwardly as. at 15 then passed a second timethrough the opening 11 where the end 18 thereof is turned from itshorizontal path and directed to extend vertically between the walls3-and 5 by means of the edge 16 of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

Serial No. 21,393.

the slot 12 which extends slightly above the edge 17 of the slot 11. Bypressing upon the folds of the tongue after it has been laced throughthe slot as explained in order to thoroughly crease the same, the tonguewill be held secured in said folded laced position whereby the flap 6will be held" closed without the necessity of sealing it with mucilageand securing it with paper clips, pins or the like.

Having now described my invention that Which I claim to be new anddesireto procure by Letters Patent is 1. An envelo having a flap, anintegral in alinement, and a slot in said flap alining with saidlastslots, and said tongue being adapted to pass through said last slot andbe bent downward and then passed a second time through one of said firstslots, and the edge'of one ofsaid first slots extending above the edgeoftheother of said first slots.

2. An envelop having a flap, an integral tongue extending therefrom andslots through which said tongue is adapted to pass, said slots being ineach wall of said envelop and alining, said walls having a second seriesof slots therein through which said tongue passes, and said last slotsbeing in a inement, and a slot in said flap alining with said lastslots, and said tongue being adapted to pass throu h said last slot andbe bent downward an then passed a second time through one of said firstslots, and the edge of one of said first slots extending above the edgeof the other of said first slots, whereby said tongue will be directedbetween the Walls of said envelop.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature' in presence of two witnesses.

GIUSEPPE CILLIERI.

